Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Madagascar
Madagascar: Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues was 346,932 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 346,932 t for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.9% on the previous year and down 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in Madagascar peaked at 3.45 million t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 260,333 t, in 2022.
Madagascar ranks 14th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.52 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.52 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.27 million t | +49.3% |
| 1997 | 1.63 million t | -28.4% |
| 1998 | 2.41 million t | +48.1% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million t | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 635,675 t | -67.6% |
| 2001 | 1.98 million t | +211.7% |
| 2002 | 2.15 million t | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 3.22 million t | +49.9% |
| 2004 | 2.23 million t | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 3.45 million t | +54.9% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million t | -56.5% |
| 2007 | 2.26 million t | +50.5% |
| 2008 | 1.49 million t | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 2.15 million t | +44.7% |
| 2010 | 1.15 million t | -46.5% |
| 2011 | 1.29 million t | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1.20 million t | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 1.40 million t | +15.9% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million t | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million t | +19.3% |
| 2016 | 1.93 million t | +59.3% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million t | -48.0% |
| 2018 | 702,687 t | -30.1% |
| 2019 | 920,948 t | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 million t | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 593,577 t | -48.5% |
| 2022 | 260,333 t | -56.1% |
| 2023 | 558,220 t | +114.4% |
| 2024 | 346,932 t | -37.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 million t | 1.52 million t | 2.41 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 million t | 635,675 t | 3.45 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million t | 702,687 t | 1.93 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 582,248 t | 260,333 t | 1.15 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 11 Canada 529,993 t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 11 Republic of Moldova 0 t
- 11 Timor-Leste 0 t compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
- 11 Viet Nam 0 t compare
- 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 11 Melanesia 0 t compare
- 11 Micronesia 0 t
- 11 Polynesia 0 t
- 12 Mexico 393,439 t compare
- 13 Mozambique 377,693 t compare
- 15 Brazil 268,857 t compare
- 16 Pakistan 264,517 t compare
- 17 Zimbabwe 260,380 t compare
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in Madagascar?
- Closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues in Madagascar was 346,932 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 million t in 2005.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 260,333 t in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Madagascar ranks 14th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.